Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) API Pricing
Anthropic · released 2024-10-22
Pricing
0.300¢ / 1K
1.50¢ / 1K
0.600¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.6¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0195 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.1650 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.1200 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $180.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $15.00).
Benchmarks
#324 of 533
#113 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.028 |
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Sarvam 30B (high) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Nova Micro | 5.9 | $0.061 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | 8.1 | — |
| Llama 4 Scout | 8.1 | $0.313 |
| Qwen2.5 Max | 8.0 | — |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) | 7.9 | $6.00 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B | 7.9 | $0.80 |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) | 7.9 | — |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) | 7.9 | — |
More from Anthropic
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) | 53.4 | $20.00 |
| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 50.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | 49.6 | $20.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 41.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 40.7 | $10.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 38.2 | $4.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 31.9 | $10.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 30.1 | $6.00 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) See Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) is developed by Anthropic, released 2024-10-22.
How much does Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) cost per million tokens?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens ($6.00 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) rank on benchmarks?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) scores 7.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #324 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)?
Yes — Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores similar intelligence (6.9) at $0.028/1M blended, versus $6.00/1M for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.